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MATCH PREVIEW ~ Fulham welcome Manchester United ~ Prem MD 23 ~ 24/25

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Match Preview

Fulham v Manchester United

Premier League Match Day 23 24-25 Craven Cottage

Sunday 26th January 2025    KO: 19:00

Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)

Live on TNT SPORTS



Fulham manager Marco Silva
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Erik ten Hag
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Fulham and Manchester United renew hostilities at Craven Cottage on Sunday evening in a rematch from the inaugural fixture of the 2024-25 Premier League season.

Although United opened the curtain on their campaign by sinking Marco Silva's men 1-0 at Old Trafford in August, but the Cottagers head into the weekend's battle seven points better off in the top-flight standings.

Harbouring realistic aspirations of competing in Europe's second tier tournament next season, Fulham endeavour to slay Manchester United present after defeating Manchester United past last weekend, making light work of Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester City.

Emile Smith Rowe's brave diving header and Adama Traore's strike saw Fulham earn their first Premier League success of 2025 at the third time of asking, having previously come out on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline at West Ham United after a four-goal stalemate with Ipswich Town.

However, that reverse to the Hammers represents the Cottagers' only loss from their last 11 games in all tournaments, a steady sequence that has allowed them to cement a place in the top half of the Premier League standings, only four points shy of seventh-placed Bournemouth heading into the weekend.

Thanks to Smith Rowe and Traore's efforts at the King Power, Silva's men have now struck two goals in each of their last five Premier League matches, but converting one point into three is not always their forte; each of the hosts' last four top-flight home games has been drawn.

A stalemate would still be an improvement on Fulham's recent Craven Cottage results against Man United, who have triumphed on each of their last seven Premier League visits to the Cottagers' turf, last succumbing to defeat in 2009 when Damien Duff, Bobby Zamora and Danny Murphy were on the scoresheet.

Joshua Zirkzee's debut Premier League goal to see off a dogged Fulham side feels like a long time ago now for Man United, whose delayed decision to give Erik ten Hag the boot and hire the much-coveted Ruben Amorim is yet to truly bear fruit.

Last weekend's battle of the juvenile head coaches saw 39-year-old Amorim conquered by 31-year-old Fabian Hurzeler, as the latter's Brighton & Hove Albion side left Old Trafford with a merited 3-1 victory to their name, subjecting Man United to a torturous 10th loss of the top-flight season in the process.

Entering the gameweek in a lowly 13th place in the table, Man United could drop as low as 15th spot if they fail to take care of business and results elsewhere do not go their way, and they also remain closer to the relegation zone than the top seven points wise.

An unwanted personal record would be set for Amorim should the Red Devils come up short on Sunday, as the Portuguese has already suffered six top-flight losses since taking the Old Trafford reins; never in his embryonic managerial career has he lost seven league matches in a single campaign.

However, United received a Bruno Fernandes sized shot in the arm on Thursday evening, as Amorim's captain produced a heroic late intervention to sink Rangers in the Europa League, thus propelling the Red Devils to their third victory from their last four games in all tournaments.



Head to Head

  • Fulham's solitary win in the past 18 Premier League meetings came at Old Trafford last season thanks to Alex Iwobi's 97th-minute goal (D3, L14).


  • Manchester United are unbeaten in eight league visits to Craven Cottage, winning the last seven in a row and drawing the other.
Fulham
  • Fulham have lost just one of their previous 11 games in all competitions, drawing six and winning four.


  • Marco Silva's side are unbeaten in six matches at Craven Cottage, winning two and drawing four since a 4-1 Premier League defeat by Wolves in November.


  • The Cottagers are vying to score two or more goals in six successive top-flight fixtures for the first time since 1966.


  • They've scored in all but one of their 12 home matches this season, with the exception coming against Southampton in late December.


  • Harry Wilson has created 14 Premier League chances in 2025, the most of any player.
Manchester United
  • Manchester United have lost just one of their previous five games in all competitions, winning two and drawing two.


  • However, the Red Devils have suffered six defeats in their past nine Premier League matches.


  • Ruben Amorim's side have fallen behind in eight of those nine league fixtures.


  • Defeat would be United's seventh in 12 league outings under Amorim – the Portuguese manager has never lost more than six league games in a season.


  • They've kept just one clean sheet in their past 16 matches in all competitions, in a 4-0 home win over Everton in December.


  • Captain Bruno Fernandes has scored three goals in his past four appearances in all competitions.









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